KR20110004882A - Shower tube cleaning device for filter for water tank - Google Patents

Abstract

A shower tube cleaning device for a shower tube of a water tank filter configured to return clean water from a filter to a water tank through a shower tube provided with a plurality of nozzles, and to a cleaner 10 slidably installed in the shower tube 5. (5) The operating rod 11 which passes through the inside is connected, and the scraper 12 is fixed to the free end of the operating rod 11, and the cleaner 10 is reciprocated sliding by pushing and pulling the scraper 12. It is configured to scrape foreign matter in the shower tube (5). Accordingly, the inner surface of the shower tube can be cleaned while the shower tube is connected to the filter.

Description

Shower tube cleaning apparatus of water tank filter {SHOWER TUBE CLEANING DEVICE FOR FILTER FOR WATER TANK}

The present invention relates to a shower tube cleaning device which is installed in a tub for aquarium fish and connected to a filter for filtering unclean water in the tank.

Conventionally, a filter configured to filter unpurified water in a tub for breeding ornamental fish such as goldfish, tropical fish, and seawater in a tank, wherein the clean water from the filter is passed through a shower tube to be returned to the tank. There is known a cleaning device configured to slide the brush to clean the inside of the shower tube (see Patent Document 1).

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2004-243257

By the way, in the said patent document 1, the cleaning brush 55 is provided in the shower tube 21 inside, and the slider 56 is provided so that the slider 56 is slidable, respectively, and these are left-right operation provided in the shower tube 21 outside. By connecting the cables 59 and 60 and reciprocating the slider 56 to the left and right, the cleaning brush 55 is reciprocally slid through the left and right operation cables 59 and 60 to reciprocate the inner surface of the shower tube 21. Since it is comprised so that it may brush and clean, this conventional cleaning apparatus cannot carry out the shower tube which base end was connected to the discharge port of a filter, and the front end was closed by the end wall, and the whole structure is There is a problem that the cost increases due to the complexity, and the smooth operation of the operation cable installed outside the shower tube is hindered or the damage is caused, resulting in a lack of durability and reliability.

This invention is made | formed in view of such a situation, and an object of this invention is to provide the shower tube cleaning mechanism of the novel water tank filtration apparatus which solved the said subject.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is to collect the unclean water in the tank into the filter, and the clean water after the filtered by the filter is passed through the shower tube connected to the discharge port of the filter to return to the tank of the tank As a shower tube cleaning device,

A cleaner which is slidably installed in the shower tube whose base end is connected to the discharge port and whose tip is closed by an end wall, and one end of which is connected to the cleaner, passes through the inside of the shower tube, and the free end is showered. And a scraper fixed to the free end of the operating rod through the end wall of the tube and configured to scrape foreign matter attached to the shower tube by reciprocating sliding of the cleaner.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is the first aspect of the present invention, wherein the cleaner is formed of a cylindrical body, and the inner diameter thereof is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the joint tube connecting the discharge port of the filter and the shower tube. .

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is the first or second feature, the operating rod connected to the cleaner is passed through the central axis in the shower tube, and penetrates the end wall of the shower tube to the scraper A third feature is that a seal is formed between the scraper and the end wall to seal water tightly therebetween.

According to each feature of the present invention, the inside of the shower tube can be cleaned simply by repeating pushing and pulling the scraper while the shower tube is connected to the filter. The cleaning mechanism is composed of a cleaner, an operating rod, and a scraper. The cleaning mechanism is simple and low in cost, and since the movable part does not exist on the outer circumference of the shower tube, it is excellent in durability and reliability.

Further, according to the second aspect of the present invention, since the inner diameter of the cleaner and the joint pipe is made substantially the same, the flow resistance of the water flowing through the shower tube can be reduced.

Further, according to the third aspect of the present invention, since a seal is formed between the scraper and the shower tube end wall in a watertight manner, there is no leakage from the shower tube.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS It is a perspective view which shows the state which set the filtration apparatus provided with the shower tube cleaning apparatus of this invention in the water tank. (1st Example)
FIG. 2 is an enlarged view seen from the direction of arrow 2 in FIG. 1 (first embodiment)
FIG. 3 is a view seen from the direction of arrow 3 in FIG. 2 (first embodiment)
4 is a cross-sectional view taken along line 4-4 of FIG. 3 (First Embodiment).
Fig. 5 is a sectional view similar to Fig. 4 with the cleaning mechanism pulled out. (First Embodiment)
Fig. 6 is a view showing the action of the cleaning mechanism. (First embodiment)

EMBODIMENT OF THE INVENTION Hereinafter, embodiment of this invention is described based on the Example of this invention shown in an accompanying drawing.

Example 1

First, referring to Figs. 1 to 3, the filter F in which the cleaning mechanism according to the present invention is installed will be described. The filter F basically has the same structure as the conventional one, and has a cross-sectional triangular shape. It is formed in a triangular cylindrical shape long in the vertical direction, is provided with a two-part filtration case (1), the submersible pump (2) is provided on the upper portion, removable by the suction plate (A) in the corner portion in the water tank (V) Is attached. In the lower part of the filter F, the suction port 3 which communicates with the suction side of the submersible pump 2 and opens in the water tank V is formed, and also communicates with the discharge side of the submersible pump 2 in the upper part. The discharge port 4 is formed, and the discharge pipe 4 is rotatably connected to the waterproof pipe 6 around the vertical axis, and the shower pipe 5 is attached to and detached from the waterproof pipe 6 via the joint pipe 7. Possibly connected. A filter medium is accommodated in the filtration chamber of the filtration case 1. Then, according to the operation of the submersible pump 2, the unclean water in the water tank (V) enters the filter (F) from the suction port (3) and is filtered through the filter medium, and then the shower tube (5) from the discharge port (4) It passes through and returns to the water tank (V).

Next, with reference to FIGS. 1-3 and FIG. 4, FIG. 5, the structure of the cleaning apparatus of the shower tube which concerns on this invention is demonstrated.

The shower tube 5 is formed in a hollow cylindrical shape by a transparent hard synthetic resin material, the base end of which is opened, and is detachably connected to the waterproof tube 6 through the joint tube 7. It is closed by the end wall 8. As shown most clearly in FIG. 3, the shower tube 5 is provided with a plurality of nozzles 9... Communicating in the shower tube 5 lined up at substantially equal intervals along the longitudinal direction thereof. The connecting end of these nozzles 9 to the shower tube 5 is perpendicular to the inner surface of the shower tube 5. In the shower tube 5, the cleaner 10 is fitted to reciprocally slide. The cleaner 10 is formed of a hollow short cylindrical shape by a hard synthetic resin material, and both end surfaces thereof are perpendicular to the outer circumferential surface thereof, and an edge having a right angled cross section for scraping off foreign matters at the peripheral edge thereof ( E) is formed. In addition, the inner diameter of the cleaner 10 is approximately equal to the inner diameter of the joint pipe 7, and the water flowing through the waterproof tube 6 flows into the shower tube 5 with little resistance.

One end of the operating rod 11 is fixed to the inner surface of the cleaner 10. The operating rod 11 is bent from its fixed end and extends linearly along the center line in the shower tube 5 to penetrate the center hole 8B of the end wall 8 so that its free end is showered. It extends outward from the tube 5, and a spherical scraper 12 is fixed thereto. When the scraper 12 is pushed toward the shower tube 5, as shown in FIGS. 3 and 5, the operating rod 11 moves inside the shower tube 5 along the centerline of the cleaner to move inward. When the 10 can be slid inward and pulled away from the shower tube 5, as shown in FIG. 5, inside the shower tube 5, the cleaner moves outward along the centerline of the shower tube 5. The 10 can be slid outward. An annular recess 8A is formed at the outer end of the end wall 8, while an annular protrusion 12A that can be fitted tightly to the recess 8A is provided at the inner end of the scraper 12. 4, when the cleaner 10 is pushed inwardly, that is, when the cleaning mechanism C is stored, the protrusion 12A is tightly fitted to the recess 8A. The water in the shower tube 5 does not leak to the outside, and the seal S is formed by the recess 8A and the protrusion 12A.

Next, the operation of the cleaning mechanism C will be described with reference to FIG. 6.

In normal use of the strainer F, as shown in FIG. 6A, the scraper 12 is tightly fitted to the tip of the shower tube 5 so that the cleaning device C is connected to the shower tube 5. ) Is stored in. When the filter F is driven by the operation of the submersible pump, the clean water filtered by the filter F passes through the joint pipe 7 from the waterproof pipe 6 into the shower pipe 5, where a plurality of It is injected into the water tank V through the nozzles 9. At this time, the position of the injection port of the nozzles 9... Can be changed by rotating the waterproof tube 6 or rotating the shower tube 5 itself around the joint tube 7.

By the way, the moss, horses, dust, and the moss and horses propagated therein because the shower tube 5 is transparent due to the continuous operation of the filter F are mixed in the water flowing through the shower tube 5. When foreign matters, such as the back, are gradually attached and deposited inside the shower tube 5 to prevent smooth jetting from the plurality of nozzles 9... Or the shower tube 5 is contaminated by the foreign matter, As shown in B) and (C), when holding the scraper 12 and pushing and pulling the cleaning mechanism C with respect to the shower tube 5 repeatedly, the cleaner 10 will open the inside of the shower tube 5. By reciprocating sliding, the foreign substance attached and deposited on the inner surface of the shower tube 5 by the edge E can be scraped off. The scraped-off foreign matter is passed through the nozzles 9... And discharged to the outside.

After the above cleaning operation is completed, the cleaning mechanism C returns to the storage position shown in FIG. 6A.

As mentioned above, although the Example of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the Example, A various Example is possible within the scope of this invention.

For example, in the said embodiment, although the case where this invention was implemented in the internal filter attached to the corner in a water tank was demonstrated, it cannot be overemphasized that this invention can also be implemented also in another filtration apparatus.

4 outlet 5 shower tube
7: joint pipe 8: end wall
10 cleaner 11: operating rod
12: scraper F: strainer
S: Seal V: Tank

Claims (3)

Uncleaned water in the water tank (V) is sucked into the filter (F), and the clean water after being filtered by the filter (F) is passed through the shower tube (5) connected to the discharge port (4) of the filter (F). V) A shower tube cleaning apparatus for a water tank filter, configured to return to the inside,
A cleaner 10 and a cleaner 10, the base end of which is connected to the discharge port 4 and whose tip is slidably installed in the shower tube 5 closed by an end wall 8, and a cleaner 10. One end is connected to the operating rod 11 and the free end passes through the inside of the shower tube 5, the free end passes through the end wall 8 of the shower tube 5 and protrudes to the outside, the freedom of the operating rod (11) And a scraper (12) fixed to the stage and configured to scrape foreign matter attached to the shower tube (5) by reciprocating sliding of the cleaner (10). 2. The cleaner (10) according to claim 1, wherein the cleaner (10) is made of a cylindrical body, and its inner diameter is substantially the same as the inner diameter of the joint pipe (7) connecting the discharge port (4) of the filter (F) and the shower pipe (5). Pipe cleaning apparatus for water tank filters. The operating rod (11) connected to the cleaner (10) passes through the center axis in the shower tube (5), and cuts the end wall (8) of the shower tube (5). It is penetrated and connected to the scraper 12, and between the scraper 12 and the end wall 8, a seal S for forming a watertight seal between them is formed. Cleaning utensils.

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